Tim Martin Gleason is an American actor known for his roles as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny and the title character in the musical ''The Phantom of the Opera''. He has also appeared in films and television episodes.

Early life and education

Gleason was born in

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. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from

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. Gleason performed in theatre productions in high school and college.

Career

In 2005 and from May 2009 to November 2010, Gleason starred as

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's ''The Phantom of the Opera''. He completed a record-setting tenure as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny with three different American companies of ''The Phantom of the Opera''. Initially a member of the ensemble of the touring company in 2001, Gleason quickly took over the role of Raoul, playing the role for over three years. He was then asked to join the Broadway production to be Raoul and a Phantom understudy for the record-breaking company when ''Phantom'' became the longest-running show in Broadway history. Gleason was then chosen by the creative team to originate the role of Raoul for ''Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular'' at the Venetian Hotel in

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. He rejoined the Broadway cast in September 2007 and played Raoul for an additional year and a half. With his time in all three companies, Gleason is the longest-running Raoul in American history, having played the role more than 2,600 times. Prior to his success with ''Phantom'', he appeared as

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's ''Romeo & Juliet: The Rock Opera'' at The

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and Adam Gernstein in The Rhythm Club at the Signature Theatre, a role for which he received a

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nomination. He has performed in theaters all across the country portraying many roles, including Tony in ''

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'', Tommy in ''

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'', Joseph in ''

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'', Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf and Rapunzel's Prince in ''

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'', and Henrik in ''

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''. In 2015, he appeared as Tom Burke in the Amazon series '' The Kicks''. Gleason is a member of

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(AEA).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Tim Martin Gleason
website, archived {{DEFAULTSORT:Gleason, Tim Martin Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male musical theatre actors Saint Joseph's University alumni